Oh no!
This shout of "Teacher Li Qian" made Teacher Li Qian's hairs stand on end!
In a daze, I found a bit of the Chinese good voice feeling - that feeling is really as awkward as it gets!
In his previous life, he lived to be over thirty and was in the music and film industry. He must have been called "teacher" by many people, but this life, he is only seventeen years old and has not even graduated from high school yet. It's really hard for him to accept being called "teacher"... The problem is that this person is Wang Jingxue! She is Wang Jingluo's sister!
But... he could tell that Wang Jingxue was very serious.
Although at this moment, Li Qian felt that the expression on his face was definitely more twisted than the other person's, but after thinking about it, he still nodded, sat up straight and tidy, and said: "Okay, you sing, I'll listen."
Wang Jingxue visibly let out a sigh of relief, then she took a deep breath, removed the guitar that had been on her back, hung it in front of her and hugged it tightly, closing her eyes.
Then, a familiar prelude sounded.
It's "Obsession" again!
Wang Jingxue's guitar playing is quite good, and the guitar arrangement is also very plain. Although it doesn't have Cao Yun's elegance or technical skill, it still brings out the flavor that should be highlighted.
Then she closed her eyes and sang: "Every night when it comes, loneliness is always with me..."
Li Qian furrowed his brow as soon as he heard the first sentence.
Then he listened and listened, and couldn't help but reach out and grasp his own chin, furrowing his brow in deep thought.
Wang Jingxue's vocal condition is quite good, and her singing skills are also quite good. Her voice is clear, bright, and has a strong penetrating power, but it's very obvious that her voice lacks a bit of flavor.
That taste... can't be described, can't be explained, but it's deadly.
In a way, you can understand this flavor as the emotional precipitation formed by the singer's own emotional accumulation over time. With this thing, a singer can always find the right entry point when expressing and interpreting the emotions of a song, and can always find the right flavor.
But after all, it's still a matter of talent.
Some people's talent is extraordinary, even at the age of 17 or 18, or 20. As soon as he opens his mouth, there are overflowing emotions and a strong sense of years.
And there are some people who really need to go through the years of grinding, to gradually grind off some things wrapped on the outside, and thus gradually reveal their wisdom. Reveal that delicate grasp of emotions in songs.
So, for a song like "Addicted", as long as Liao Liao has the right attitude, she can sing it better than Li Qian, the "original author", and make you feel good no matter how you listen to it. In Li Qian's opinion, her version is even better than the original singer from another time and space. However, when it comes to Wang Jingxue, everything is correct, the guitar and strings are fine, the pitch is fine, and the vocal tension is sufficient. If this were put in a KTV, it would be enough to scare people to death, but if you take her version to professional musicians, they would say: "No way, your singing has no flavor!"
Of course, it must be admitted that Wang Jingxue sang very seriously and even very emotionally.
She finished the song "Obsession" quickly, took a deep breath, and looked up at Li Qian. Seeing that he was just calmly looking at her, she secretly gritted her teeth and said, "Can I sing another one?"
Li Qian nodded.
The second one is "Wildflowers".
It's obvious that she really likes the songs written by Li Qian for Liao Liao, and normally she should not only listen to them frequently but also practice them often, putting in a lot of effort. So, actually, her singing is quite good.
It's just missing a bit of flavor.
There's a certain flavor to it. It can be Liao Liao, it can be considered a powerful singer, even if it's an overnight sensation, in the entire circle, it's still word of mouth, no one will envy or slander.
But without that little bit of flavor, even if you become popular, it will be considered a fluke!
She soon finished singing "Wildflower".
Moreover, I don't know if it was due to nervousness or what, but Li Qian, despite being distracted, still managed to catch that in the middle of her singing, she seemed to have gone off-key by half a tone.
She herself obviously also knew, so after singing, when she looked up at Li Qian, her face, which had never had much expression, also appeared with a hint of nervousness.
Li Qian didn't look at her and didn't speak, he just lowered his head in contemplation.
She gritted her teeth and continued singing.
This time it's not light rock, she chose "My Hometown".
Well, to be honest, compared to songs like "My Heart's Desire" which have a more expansive and unrestrained style, when singing this type of song, the emotions required are somewhat coarser and don't need the singer to bring out such clear and delicate layers, so her performance feels significantly better than in songs like "Obsession" and "Wildflower".
Li Qian listened for a few sentences and slowly nodded, with a thoughtful expression.
Then she sang the fourth song, "Unfinished Love".
It's just... utterly appalling!
Her voice was originally very good, singing "Unfinished Love" in this soft and gentle Chinese style, first of all, it must be effortless, secondly, there should be a unique bright feeling, which is completely different from Liao Liao's version.
But... nothing at all!
I don't know if it's because she's a northern girl or because her personality is usually too cold, but in short, this soft and soothing slow love song sounds stiff when she sings it.
Li Qian's eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
Alright, it can be confirmed that her vocal condition is very good, but her musical talent cannot be considered top-notch, at least compared to Liao Liao, she is about one and a half levels lower.
Don't underestimate this level, just this level, it's almost enough for her to chase for ten years!
Not necessarily able to catch up!
So, songs that focus on vocal skills, songs that emphasize tone, and relatively artistic songs...and so on, are not very suitable for her.
The song "Unfinished Love" has finally come to an end.
This time, she stopped thoroughly and didn't continue singing.
Li Qian pushed the glass of boiled water on the tea table in front of her and sat down on the sofa, frowning in thought.
Wang Jingxue didn't stand on ceremony and picked up her cup to take two sips.
Then she looked at Li Qian with some trepidation.
A moment later, Li Qian raised his head and smiled at her, beckoning with his hand: "Jingxue sister, please sit down first!"
Then, he got up and walked to his speaker, pulled out the cassette tape of Liao's album from beside it. After a glance, he inserted the tape into his Walkman, rewound it a bit, pressed play, and turned on the speaker switch.
What a coincidence! It's exactly the ending of the previous song. And the next song, it just so happens to be the one Wang Jingxue sang earlier, "Unfinished Love".
As soon as Liao Liao spoke up, Wang Jingxue's face turned a bit unsightly.
No, although her talent is slightly inferior to Liao Liao's, she is also a professional and a career singer. She knows exactly how good or bad her own singing was just now compared to Liao Liao's original version.
And just now she sang four songs, this one was sung the worst!
Li Qian unexpectedly let go of this one!
So she had no choice but to lower her head.
The song was halfway through when Li Qian got up to turn off his portable music player, then sat back down and found Wang Jingxue still standing there, so he invited her to sit down again.
Finally, Wang Jingxue sat down on that small stool.
Long legs, short stool, and a pair of high heels, that posture you go... The more twisted the better.
At this time Li Qian asked: "Is the harmony written by yourself?"
Alright, that hits another sore spot.
Wang Jingxue shook her head, "Please ask a teacher to help with the composition. The five songs you wrote for Liao Liao were all composed by someone else. I...I don't know how to write scores or compose music."
Li Qian nodded and suddenly fell silent.
About half a minute later, or maybe one minute, Li Qian suddenly spoke up and said: "Jingxue sister, actually. No matter what identity you say you are, to me you are always Xiaolu's sister, this, you should know, right?"
Wang Jingxue's face turned pale in an instant.
Li Qian didn't wait for her to speak and said again: "So, actually as long as you come to find me to invite a song, I am not good at refusing! This, you should also know, right?"
After a moment, Wang Jingxue nodded with difficulty.
Yes, she knows.
And she knew it from the start.
Otherwise, when she first faced producer Li Jinlong, how dare she say so definitely that she could find Li Qian to sing a song?
But for her, it was indeed a bit difficult to really acknowledge this matter. So before coming, she made the most thorough preparation she thought she could do, so she had to keep telling herself that she should meet him as a singer, sing to him with the identity of a singer, and move him with her own voice...
It's all nonsense!
No matter how you put it, isn't it just because she's Er Ya's sister that she came to find him herself?
Now, with a rustle, the veil was lifted.
Wang Jingxue's face turned pale, and she couldn't help but feel an overwhelming urge to escape the scene as soon as possible. However, in the end, she managed to hold it back.
Okay, maybe Li Qian just wants to lower his head?
Is he willing to lower his head and admit that he actually owes Er Ya?
So... hey, didn't you always disagree with Wang Jinglu getting too close to me? Didn't you look down on me since we were kids and not even let me play with Xiaolu together? What about now?
If you weren't Wang Jinglu's sister, why would I write songs for you?
At this moment, Wang Jingxue felt that she should say something, whether it was to humble herself or continue to maintain her non-existent pride, anyway, she had to say a few words.
But at this moment, she felt her throat was tight and dry, and she could hardly say a word.
Okay, actually... don't want to say.
Hold your head high and don't lower it, or you'll go back to dancing with joy. Lower your head... and from now on, don't think about meddling in Er Ya's affairs! Because, you will become the beneficiary of their relationship!
But at this time, unexpectedly, Li Qian did not wait for her to speak, but instead took the initiative again.
He said: "You just came in and said that you hope today's matter has nothing to do with Wang Jinglu, don't want to get her involved too. I thought about it, actually, this is pretty good. Not just her, I think past things, no matter what kind of grudges or misunderstandings there were, or if we were just kids who didn't understand things, let's just let them all pass! Between us now, everything is clean and fresh, okay? And we can also pretend Wang Jinglu doesn't exist. You are that singer, Wang Jingxue from the Five Elements Wu Su combination, I am a musician, Li Qian. What we need to discuss between us is purely music cooperation... Can do?"
Wang Jingxue suddenly lifted her head up.
But Li Qian's expression was calm and serious, without any hint of mockery or jest.
He is serious.
But such a good opportunity that could make him embarrassed to intervene in their affairs again in the future, he just let it go so easily?
Wang Jingxue was somewhat unbelievable, but after a moment, she still nodded.
Because she had to nod.
Li Qian said this was exactly what she had been yearning for before she came.
Seeing her nod, Li Qian said "uh-huh" and continued: "Since that's the case, OK. You're a singer, I'm a musician. I need to sell my work to make money, you need to buy my songs to release an album, so... what I want to discuss with you next is the price."
When he said that, Wang Jinglu hurriedly said: "Don't worry about this, it's absolutely no problem. Before I came, my producer told me that as long as you are willing to write songs for us, 80,000 is not enough, then 180,000, and if it's still not enough, I can go back and help you fight for a higher price!
Li Qian smiled and said: "This matter shouldn't be discussed between you and me. Actually... hmm, who made me not have an agent? I can only discuss these things myself!"
He paused for a moment, then continued: "That's right, I can write songs for you. I can even produce this album for you, but before that, there are three things I need you to do."
King Jingxue nodded, and he said: "Firstly, I only heard your voice, which is not enough. Since there are five of you, I hope to see the other four members of your group and hear their voices in person. Therefore, this may require them to spend some time coming to Jinan Prefecture."
Wang Jingxue nodded hastily, "No problem."
Joke, as long as Li Qian is willing to write songs for them, even personally produce and create an album, let alone Jinan Prefecture, Haikou Prefecture will also rush over immediately!
And their requirements are very low, this album, especially the songs written by Li Qian in this album, can have at least one song on the Golden Melody Chart, that's enough!
"Secondly, I need your company to help me contact a recording studio in Jinan Prefecture in advance and also contact some suitable musicians, so that after the song and arrangement are ready, you can record a demo for me."
Wang Jingxue nodded again, "I can call the producer as soon as I get back, Huage is a big company, and in Jinan Prefecture, they must also have their own connections, this should not be a problem either."
Li Qian nodded and continued, "Thirdly, I want to meet with your producer to discuss this. You know, if I'm going to write songs for you or even produce an album for you, it's related to the issue of your future style and direction, as well as my personal treatment, right?"
Wang Jingxue's eyes lit up a little more with each point, because Li Qian's every point was showing that he was really prepared to take over this matter, and not just talking casually. By the time she finished listening to the last point, she nodded hastily and promised: "I'll call him as soon as I get back, I believe he will rush over at the fastest speed!"
Li Qian nodded and said, "Yes, I want to say this beforehand because I'm still in school. Okay, I can temporarily not go to the restaurant. So, we get out of school at 6 pm on weekdays and I have to be back home by 10 pm. If your company can provide dinner, I can spare about four hours every day, as well as the whole day on Saturdays and Sundays, to work on a few demo songs for you."
It's really pitiful, dinner isn't even dinner, Li Qian was just making a joke, because he felt that the two of them sitting like this was too much like discussing business, and Wang Jingxue had no expression from start to finish, it was really too stiff. So he wanted to tell a joke to liven up the atmosphere. When he said this sentence, he even thought he was being humorous and shrugged his shoulders - in fact, which record company would be so stingy as not to even provide a boxed meal?
Unfortunately, Wang Jingxue didn't understand at all.
Or maybe they understood but didn't care at all and didn't think it was worth laughing about.
So Li Qian had to put away his poor humor, thought for a moment and said: "So, if you practice singing fast enough, probably in about a week or so, you'll know whether I can cooperate with you guys or not."
Wang Jingxue was taken aback and asked: "Don't you need time to write songs?"
Li Qian smiled and said, "I can try to write one for you tonight, and as for the rest, I'll write while you practice singing, it should be just in time."
Wang Jingxue heard this and was slightly stunned.
I've heard of writing songs quickly, but I've never heard of anyone being that fast.
A week's time, writing songs, practicing songs, composing music, and recording all at once?
Does that mean we'll be doing several songs together?
Who wouldn't have doubts in their heart and think that the other person is just going to scribble something casually to fool me?
Many people can write songs, and it's not uncommon for quick-witted writers to churn out several in a week. But writing good songs that help establish a style, guide the way forward, or even secure market position is not so easy!
At this time, Wang Jingxue's face involuntarily showed a moment of hesitation.
But soon she came to her senses and knew that before seeing the work, she had no qualifications or need to question anything indiscriminately. After all, Li Qian had already proven his own strength with a single album of five songs on the charts.
If we are to question, isn't it more questionable that Li Qian, at the age of 17 and as a high school student, was able to write songs like "Wildflowers", "Dedication" and "My Hometown in My Heart"?
She immediately stood up and said: "That's settled then, I'll call you tonight."
Li Qian also stood up and smiled, extending his hand: "Hope we can cooperate happily!"
Wang Jingxue hesitated for a moment, reached out and took his hand, forcing a smile.
Then she turned around and walked towards the door. But when she opened the door and went out, she couldn't help but stop outside the door again.
A moment later, she turned around and looked at Li Qian, saying softly: "Thank you."
Li Qian heard this and couldn't help but smile, saying: "Look, actually we can still be friends, I'm not that annoying, right?"
Wang Jingxue forced a smile and nodded, saying "goodbye" before turning around and going downstairs.
After closing the door and sitting back on the sofa, he took out his phone and opened a text message, typing quickly with both hands for two lines of words. He wanted to send it but hesitated and stopped, finally deleting it altogether.
He Li Qian couldn't help but let out a sigh as he put down his phone.
Maybe from now on, I'll really have to get busy?
However, okay, let's just test the waters then.
"I hope the other four in this combination aren't too bad!" he thought.
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Yes, 5,400 words for this chapter, adding up to 10,000 words for two chapters today!
If it's divided into 2,000 words per chapter, then there are five chapters!
Can I ask for a monthly ticket this way?
PS: Hmm, 5,400 words for this chapter, adding up to a total of 10,000 words for the two chapters today!
If it's divided into 2,000 words per chapter, then there are five chapters!
Can I get a monthly ticket this way?